Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
नागा वराकाश्चास्माकं सायंसायं स्वयं प्रभो । प्रदीपयंति सततं फणा रत्नप्रदीपकान्
nāgā varākāścāsmākaṃ sāyaṃsāyaṃ svayaṃ prabho | pradīpayaṃti satataṃ phaṇā ratnapradīpakān
हे प्रभो! हमारे ये विनीत नाग सायं-सायं स्वयं ही अपने फणों पर रत्न-दीपों को निरंतर प्रज्वलित करते हैं।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: At twilight in Kāśī, humble nāgas raise their jeweled hoods; each hood becomes a radiant lampstand, illuminating the Lord’s presence and the sacred precincts.
FAQs
Even beings considered lowly become luminous servants in a holy realm—devotion transforms and sanctifies all.
Kāśī, depicted as a city of ceaseless sacred illumination and service.
Implicitly, dīpa-dāna (offering of lamps) is echoed through the imagery of continual lamp-lighting.